Can google have a rude interviewer?

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Nov 19, 2021 18 Comments

Okay, everything is going as a typical interview. It's a graph algorithm question for which I have written a solution and ran some sample cases successfully.

The interviewer is asking me to optimize it. I add a few conditions to reduce recursion calls. The interviewer listens to me with indifference. Not a yes or no. Just blankly staring at the screen. I am a bit nervous. I feel I might have messed it up somewhere but it's okay. I will do better next time, I say to myself.

Interviewer: Time up. Do you have any questions?

Me: What is the difference between *role I was interviewed for* and SDE?

Interviewer: What is the difference between an android developer and a web developer?

Me: They work on different domains

Interviewer: So it seems you answered yourself

Me: Okay, may I know which technology stack I will use? Is it internal google or open source?

Interviewer: That's private information.

Me: Okay, didn't realize that

Interviewer: Yeah, we do a lot of things that would be different than an outsider

Me: Okay, how will I in my position contribute to Google's overall business?

Interviewer: You are not really being hired at that level that you will make any difference like that

Me: Okay.

Interviewer: Any other questions?

Me: No, that was all I had

Interviewer: Okay, thank you, goodbye.

Me: Yeah, thank... (Call is already disconnected)

Maybe I am sensitive or the interviewer was having a tough day but I found the interviewer very rude. I have been part of loops myself and we are told never to misbehave with a candidate even when they perform poorly.

Has anyone had a similar experience? What can I do in that case?

TC: 4.2 M rupees
YoE: 6.5
#tech #google #googleinterview

Update: Got rejected. Not surprising. But expected better interview experience. Hopefully would have better luck next time.

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  • Google
    ghtyzx

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    ghtyzx
    I’m so sorry you had such an experience. Seems like a dick interviewer.
    Nov 19, 2021 2
  • Amazon
    jeezwhyos

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    jeezwhyos
    Seems like a rude interviewer. Move on.
    But I would also suggest you ask better questions.
    For example, asking about tech stack does not make sense here, as team match is after interviews and you should ask this question during team match.
    How will I contribute to Google's business question is again not a question for interviewer, but maybe for after you join Google.
    The first question: SDE and *other role was valid and interviewer should have answered.
    Nov 19, 2021 2
    • Expedia Group
      pikkhrtu

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      Thanks. I understand that the 2nd question might be weird for Google because of team matching thing. But it is a very valid question because one can analyse how well they can fit. I asked the same during my Amazon interview as well and they answered very nicely. Got the offer too.

      Also I would have accepted the answer that the tool stack depends on the team to which I would be matched. But confidential tool stack sounds a bit weird to me. Anyway, one of those bad days I guess.
      Nov 19, 2021
    • Google
      qed68

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      qed68
      I disagree with @amazon, all of those questions were perfectly fine and at that portion of the interview it's time for the interviewer to sell the company to the candidate, even if they already know the interview didn't go well.

      All of your questions have nice easy answers the interviewer could have provided that weren't going to be a dodge. For example, for "how will I contribute to google's business" the interviewer could have talked about their own team, where it fits, and what difference their work makes to whomever the users are (internal or external).

      It's pretty clear they were trying to make you feel small, and I'm really sorry about that. I don't know if your feedback to the recruiter really makes it back to that engineer, but honestly it might be worth providing it anyway.
      Dec 23, 2021
  • Google
    osoA43

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    osoA43
    I am sorry you had to face this. Majority of the people you will find here are very humble and helpful.
    Nov 19, 2021 1
  • Amazon
    FukAzon

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    FukAzon
    You are reading too much into a simple conversation leave it
    Also TC or GTFO
    Nov 19, 2021 1
  • He was definitely rude... Nothing much can be done in such cases though. Best you can do is post feedback on platforms like blind, glassdoor, etc. Feedback to HR can also be shared but might just end up burning bridges
    Nov 19, 2021 1